Sweet and fragrant molasses of Gang village

(Baonghean.vn) - Gang molasses village, Nghia Hung commune, Nghia Dan district has long been famous for its delicious, smooth taste. By maintaining the traditional molasses pressing profession, the lives of the people here have been increasingly improved. Currently, Gang molasses has been protected as a trademark.

The immense sugarcane fields in Nghia Hung and Nghia Dan are the raw material for molasses production.

Gang village has dozens of families who make molasses, including hamlets 12, 13, 14 and 15 of Nghia Hung commune. Near Tet is also the time when farmers in Gang village are busier with their work. This is the stage of putting sugarcane in to press.With the support of machines, you can squeeze all the sugarcane juice at once.

Sugarcane juice after being filtered through 3 layers is put into a pan to cook molasses.

Cooking honey is the most important step, it affects the quality of honey. And this is considered the secret of each household.

KWhen cooking honey, the worker must be on duty constantly to keep the furnace fire going. The fire must not be too big, otherwise the honey will overflow and burn, turning black and unappetizing; and if the fire is too small, it will take a lot of time. In the photo: Dang Thai Nam - 10th grade student, after school hours, takes advantage of the holidays to help his family with the traditional craft.

After about 2 hours of cooking the honey dropsSmooth, thick, fragrant, golden brown color ensures quality.

With its famous quality, traders come to people's homes to import molasses. Gang village molasses is consumed everywhere, not only in Nghe An province but also favored by consumers in Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa...

Thai Truong

(Nghia Dan District Party Committee)